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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Minorities will account for more than one-third of U.S. households by 2025 and make up nearly half of first-time homebuyers, according to a study released on Thursday. The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University estimated the number of households, which currently stands at slightly more than 122 million, will increase by between 11.6 million and 13.2 million over 2015-2025. In 2025, 36 percent of households will be headed by minorities, the study said, up from about 31.6 percent in 2013.

Three dozen teenagers at an electronic dance concert at Boston 's TD Garden were taken to local hospitals on Wednesday, the Boston Herald reported, citing a city official. Many attendees arrived already intoxicated to the event, the newspaper said, quoting Deputy Emergency Medical Services Superintendent Mike Bosse . McKenzie Ridings , a spokeswoman for the department, told Reuters said she could confirm that three attendees were transported to local hospitals, but could not give their conditions.

The Sports Xchange Phils sign Sizemore to minor league deal Outfielder Grady Sizemore signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday after his release by the Boston Red Sox last week. The Phillies plan to send Sizemore to Triple-A, where he hasn't played since 2004 when he was a 21-year-old prospect in the Cleveland Indians' organization. The deal with the Phillies has a July opt-out, according to CBSSports.com Injuries have plagued the 31-year-old Sizemore's career.

The Sports Xchange Orioles option Gausman to minors The Baltimore Orioles optioned right-hander Kevin Gausman to Triple-A Norfolk after Friday night's loss to the New York Yankees. The club called up relief pitcher Brad Brach from Norfolk to take Gausman's spot on the 25-man roster. Gausman, one of the top prospects in baseball, is 3-1 with a 2.74 ERA in four starts with the Orioles. Brach adds depth to the Orioles' bullpen. The Orioles may call Gausman back up on June 27 when they play a doubleheader against the Tampa Bay Rays.

By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke on Thursday with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto about a strategy to deal with a flood of children coming from Central America to the United States, the White House said. Obama "welcomed the opportunity to work in close cooperation with Mexico to develop concrete proposals to address the root causes of unlawful migration from Central America," the White House said. Responding to what Obama calls an urgent humanitarian crisis, Congress advanced legislation on Tuesday significantly increasing funds to handle a surge of foreign children entering the United States illegally.

Five Downers Grove businesses were ticketed and will be disciplined after police officers caught employees selling liquor to minors. The establishments receiving ordinance violations were DoubleTree Suites at 2111 Butterfield Road, Marriott Suites at 1500 Opus Place, 7-Eleven at 5105 Fairview Avenue, Downtown Food Mart at 4946 Main Street and United Liquors at 6218 Main Street. The business owners appeared before the village's liquor commission June 18 to explain why and how workers did not follow proper procedures before selling alcohol to an underage customer, who was working with Downers Grove police officers to conduct routine controlled buys.

PHILADELPHIA - Justin Ruggiano saw the latest phase of the Marlins' rebuilding program while spending the previous two seasons in Miami after 2,910 at-bats in the minors. As frustrating as it was for Marlins players and fans to see veterans such as Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes and Josh Johnson dealt, encouraging returns are starting to surface as the Marlins are within striking distance in the National League East. Before left-hander Travis Wood threw eight innings of three-hit ball Sunday in a 3-0 win over the Phillies, Ruggiano said he sees the same potential for the Cubs, provided they maintain the same ingredient their fans have heard for several years - patience.

The Chicago White Sox have signed Olympic speedskater Eddy Alvarez to a minor-league contract. Alvarez, a silver medalist in the 5,000-meter relay in this year's Olympics, played shortstop at Salt Lake Community College in 2011. Alvarez hit .303 with 15 doubles, 42 runs scored and 43 RBIs over 59 games with Salt Lake Community College that season. His baseball stint ended the next year when he underwent knee surgery before he returned to speedskating. Alvarez told reporters this winter that he intended to return to baseball following the Olympics.

PITTSBURGH - There will be a day soon when the likes of Javier Baez and Kris Bryant receive overwhelming receptions at Wrigley Field the same as Pirates top prospect Gregory Polanco received in his major league debut Tuesday night. But Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who made his ballyhooed debut three years, one day ago and observed the potential of Baez and Bryant in spring training, isn't overly eager to see his future teammates promoted to the majors too soon based only on their recent minor league success.

By Jim Forsyth LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE Texas (Reuters) - A half-century-old section of a U.S. Air Force base in Texas has been transformed into a holding and processing center for thousands of children illegally crossing the border from Central and South America without adults. Among those children are Jose Maquez Soto, 12, who came from Honduras to the United States and now rests on a bunk at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio under a hand-drawn flag of his native country and a message cheering the Honduran squad in the upcoming soccer World Cup. Jose is one of the 60,000 "unaccompanied minors" - children under 18 - that the Obama administration estimates will enter the United States illegally this year.